A framework for classifying subsistence production types of Nepal |
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Authors: | John J Metz |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin, 53190 Whitewater, Wisconsin |
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Abstract: | This paper defines a four-tiered, hierarchical system for classifying subsistence production types in Nepal and uses the system to describe the subsistence communities of central Nepal. The system first divides Nepal into a grid of homogenous parts or cells, second, it divides, the cells into ridge-valley slope sequences, third, defines production types for the ridge-valley slope sequences, and, finally, distinguishes local variants of the production types. After describing these tiers, I apply these categories to the northern portions of the central and western development regions where I have done research. I then define how representatives of Nepal as a whole are the production types defined for the central and western development regions. Finally, the paper locates some completed studies within its framework. |
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Keywords: | subsistence types Himalaya regional analysis Nepal agricultural intensification |
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